On the twelfth day of Holly Lane, Toni Blake gave to me… A peek at her upcoming release! That’s right, it’s less than two week till the release of the fourth book in the Destiny series, Holly Lane, and we’re celebrating by hosting the 12 Days of Holly Lane on Toni’s Facebook page. Toni will help you count down the days – and survive the wait – by posting a little tidbit each day on some of the fun, Christmasy things you can expect from the book.

As part of the celebration we’re also having a 12 Days of Holly Lane sweepstakes, in which we’ll offer a set of all four signed Destiny books and a Holly Lane T-shirt. To enter, just email your  name, mailing address and what you’re most looking forward to this holiday season to toniblakecontests@gmail.com. The sweepstakes will close Tuesday, October 25 at midnight EST, so remember to get your entries in before then!

We’re thrilled to unveil the cover and blurb for Holly Lane, Book 4 in the Destiny Series, and the follow up to One Reckless Summer , Sugar Creek, and Whisper Falls.

The weather outside is frightful, but kisses by the fire are so delightful …

Sue Ann Simpkins is working hard to rebuild her life and find some holiday spirit. A weekend away from Destiny in a cabin on nearby Bear Lake seems like the perfect Christmas gift to herself—until her ex’s best friend, Adam Becker, shows up at the door, claiming the cabin is his! And if that’s not trouble enough, how had she never noticed how gorgeous he was?

Alone for the holidays and forced to play a reindeer at the local department store, Adam’s been feeling rather Scrooge-ish himself. But finding the smart, sexy woman he’s admired since elementary school waiting in the house he rented is helping to brighten his humbug mood. And when a sudden snowstorm strands them together in very close quarters, leading to one very hot night together, Adam soon realizes that what he really wants for Christmas is a second chance at love. Now all he has to do is convince Sue Ann…

Read an excerpt here.

Holly Lane has already received a glowing review from Publisher’s Weekly: “Blake balances cinematic imagery (a live reindeer in the backyard) with silliness (Adam in a reindeer suit inviting Sue Ann to play “reindeer games”) while tugging on readers’ heartstrings like a virtuoso harper.”

Holly Lane releases October 25, 2011 and is available for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Toni is thrilled to share that Whisper Falls is in the September 19 issue of First magazine. Whisper Falls is featured on page 110 as one of their editors’ reading picks. Editor Krista Winston calls it, “a story of getting what you really need from life rather than getting what you think you want”.

Find it now at your local checkout counter, and look for more information about the next book in the Destiny series, Holly Lane, coming soon.

Toni is thrilled to announce that Sugar Creek won the 2010 National Readers’ Choice Award in the Single Title category. The award was presented by the Oklahoma RWA and presented at the RWA National Conference in New York City at the end of June.

Toni had a fun and busy RWA conference this year, signing at multiple book signings (thanks to all the readers who stopped by to say hello), participating in a workshop panel, and enjoying New York City in style, including attending Avon’s party at the Central Park boathouse. You can hear more about Toni’s conference experiences and view pictures at her Facebook page.

Another conference highlight for Toni was presenting the award for Best Romance Novella at the RITA ceremony – the Oscars of the romance world. You can see Toni’s presentation of the award to Virgina Kantra in this video:

Also enjoy this video Toni made at conference with some of her small-town author friends:

Now that conference is over, Toni is back writing Destiny book five. Holly Lane, book four, is right around the corner, so watch for more information on it coming soon.